D97A

Message D97A/CONEST

Establishment of contract message

Upon completion of the tendering process, there is a requirement for the client or his representative to formally establish and issue the contractual Bill of Quantities. This documentation becomes the contractual basis for all future work and payment for the project.

Message description

A service segment starting and uniquely identifying a message.
The message type code for the Establishment of contract message
is CONEST.
Note: Establishment of contract messages conforming to this
document must contain the following data in segment UNH,
composite S009:
Data element 0065 CONEST
0052 D
0054 97A
0051 UN

SG1 C(1000) : IND-RCS-SG2

A segment to qualify whether the index applies to the whole
project, part of a project (a group of items), or whether
the index provides an alternative view (analysis) of the
work items. The segment also indicates in the index
qualifier whether it contains index structure information or
describes the index contents.

This information is subordinate to the data provided within the
Header section and relates to groups of work items as described
in section 1.3.1 of this document. A segment group recording
all the details that apply to a group of items. There can be
many "Groups of items" within a project and all are to be
recorded within this part of the message.

This segment is used to record a cost rate that may apply to
this grouping.

SG5 C(10) : RFF-DTM-GIS-FTX

Some base data about how the information for this group of
items was compiled. It will identify the standard method
conventions adopted, the author of the data and it will also
refer to any "request for quotation" messages that are to be
read in conjunction .

This segment will be used to specify a series of
references, including the reference to a "Request for
Quotation" message, standard method identity, the
identity of the author of the data and the identity, if
appropriate any software tool used during the preparation
process.

SG18 C(20) : NAD-LOC-FII-FTX-SG19-SG20-SG21

Company name and address that relate to this group of
items and that have not been previously notified are
recorded in this segment. Each name and address recorded
is qualified by the use of the party qualifier 3035.

This segment allows for any narrative that may need to
accompany the name and address information about a
company.

SG19 C(5) : RFF-DTM

This group of segments will record unique reference
numbers by which the party will be known and referenced.
This will ensure that each party is uniquely identified
even if there is more than one party with a similar
qualifier.

A service segment placed at the beginning of the detail section
to avoid collision.

SG22 M(1000) : BII-RCS-GIS-SG23-SG24-SG25-SG27-SG30-SG31-SG32-SG34

A group of segments recording all the details that apply to an
item. There can be many items within a project, details of all
items, regardless of where they appear in the BOQ will be
recorded in this segment group.

Through a list of coded qualifiers this segment is used to
define precisely various features about this item eg: - it
will distinguish between standard, work or sub item types; -
identify whether this item is of an agreed, disputed or
provisional status; - a qualification of the type of rate
that has been associated with this item; - identifying to
what category this item resides.

SG23 C(10) : RFF-DTM

A group of segments recording additional reference
information against an item of work.

Where project documentation has been prepared in
accordance with a Standard Methodology the item's
reference to that Standard Method is recorded here. Also
recorded here is the unique reference number assigned to
a sub item. This reference would be used in conjunction
with the item index no. in the BII of this segment group.

SG25 C(100) : LIN-SG26

A segment to record a qualifier as to whether it is a
description for an item or a heading for a group of
items. This would also include a number identifying the
level the description applies to, within a set of
levelled headings.

SG26 C(1000) : IMD-RFF-GIS

A group of segments to record the description line
details together with text reference numbers and change
action codes used to identify who is authorised to apply
changes.

This segment is used to convey any descriptive
material to be recorded for the item. This descriptive
material can apply to the item description and item
heading information. The distinction is explained in
section 1.3 of this paper.

Various control total checks may be taken and the resultant
values would be recorded in this segment. Typically these
checks will be counts of quantity and monetary values that
apply to the entire message.